Kuwait Premier League

{{Infobox football league | name = Kuwaiti Premier League | logo = | pixels = 300 | founded = {{Start date and age|1961}} | teams = 10 | relegation = [[Kuwaiti Division One]] | levels = 1 | country = Kuwait | confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | confed_cup = [[AFC Champions League Two]] [[AFC Challenge League]] [[Arab Club Champions Cup]] | domest_cup = [[Kuwait Emir Cup]] [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup]] [[Kuwait Super Cup]] | champions = [[Kuwait SC]] (20th title) | season = [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] | most successful club = [[Kuwait SC]] (20 titles) | top goalscorer = {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]] (175 goals) | tv = Shasha | website = | current = [[2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League]] }}

The '''Kuwaiti Premier League''' ({{Langx|ar|الدوري الكويتي|Dawriyy al-Kuwaytī}}), known as '''Zain Premier League''' due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the [[Kuwait]] [[association football|football]] pyramid system. Formed in 1961, [[Kuwait SC]] holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times.

==History== The Kuwaiti Premier League officially began in the 1961–62 season, after playing unofficially for eight years (played with group of clubs: "Ahli - Al Jazeera - Arabism - Gulf - Solidarity - Al-Qubali, Al-Nahda, Al-Sharqai, Al-Merqab, Al-Mawalim and Al-Taawon). National companies and ministries were club's first sponsors.

===1960s=== In the [[1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League|1961–1962 season]], several new clubs joined ([[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]], [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]], [[Kuwait SC]], Kifan High School, Shuwaikh Secondary School, Industrial College and Police Team). Al-Arabi won the league title without losing, and winning 7 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 42 goals and conceding 10.

In the [[1962–63 Kuwaiti Premier League|following season]], the number of teams was reduced to 7. Al-Arabi managed to win the second title in a row after winning 18 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 45 goals and conceding 6.

The [[1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League|third season]] of the league almost witnessed the end of Arabi monopoly, after fierce competition from Qadsia and other teams. Arabi and Qadsia were equal on points before the decisive match. Al-Arabi managed to maintain the title after defeating Qadsia 2-0, scoring overall 42 goals and conceding nine.

In the [[1964–65 Kuwaiti Premier League|fourth season]], school teams were removed from participating and league saw participation of 3 new clubs ([[Al-Salmiya SC|Salmiya]], [[Al-Fahaheel FC|Fahaheel]] and [[Al-Shabab SC (Al Ahmadi)|Al-Shabab]]). Kuwait SC managed to end the Arabi monopoly to achieve its first title, after winning the competition without any defeat.

The 1960s witnessed a sweep of Al-Arabi when it won six titles against two titles for Kuwait SC and a title for Qadsia.

===1970s=== The 1970 era began with Qadsia winning the [[1970–71 Kuwaiti Premier League|1971–1970 season]] for the second time in its history. Al-Arabi lost its championship in a strange way during ten years. They did not win any title during this period until the end of the [[1979–80 Kuwaiti Premier League|1979–1980 season]].

===1980s=== The eighties witnessed three new league champions, namely [[Al-Salmiya SC|Salmiya]] who won its first title in the [[1980–81 Kuwaiti Premier League|1980–81 season]], and [[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]] club which won the titles of [[1985–86 Kuwaiti Premier League|1985–86]] and [[1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League|1986–87]], as well as [[Al-Jahra SC]], which ended the 1980s by winning the title in the [[1989–90 Kuwaiti Premier League|1989–90 season]].

===1990s=== The league championship was not held in the 1990–91 season because of [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait]]. Competition began again in the [[1991–92 Kuwaiti Premier League|1991–92 season]], which was held as group system with qualification. Old format returned with participation of 14 teams in the [[1994–95 Kuwaiti Premier League|1994–95 season]]. Era of the nineties witnessed a parity between clubs, with both Al-Arabi and Al-Salmiya winning 3 titles, and Qadsia and Kazma winning two.

===2000s=== At the beginning of a new millennium, [[Kuwait SC]] achieved the league championship after a long absence of 22 years. The most dominant team in this decade were Qadsia winning 5, followed be Kuwait SC winning 4, and Al Arabi winning in the [[2001–02 Kuwaiti Premier League|2001–02 season]]

===2010s=== This decades titles were split between [[Kuwait SC]] and [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]. with Kuwait SC winning 6 and Qadsia winning 4. Qadsia were able to become the 2nd ever team to win 4 titles in a row by winning the [[2011–12_Kuwaiti_Premier_League|2011–12 season]]. Kuwait SC were also able to win 4 titles in a row between [[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]] and [[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]].

===2020s (until 2024–25)=== This decade started with [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] winning the [[2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League|2020–21 season]], followed by [[Kuwait SC]] winning another 4 titles in a row between [[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]] and [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] making Kuwait SC the only Kuwaiti Club to win 4 titles in a row twice.

==Previous winners==

Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kuwchamp.html|title=Kuwait – List of Champions|last=Atsushi Fujioka|date=6 May 2016|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928183508/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kuwchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===By season=== {{div col|colwidth=20em|small=yes}} *[[1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League|1961–62]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1962–63 Kuwaiti Premier League|1962–63]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League|1963–64]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1964–65 Kuwaiti Premier League|1964–65]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1965–66 Kuwaiti Premier League|1965–66]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1966–67 Kuwaiti Premier League|1966–67]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1967–68 Kuwaiti Premier League|1967–68]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1968–69 Kuwaiti Premier League|1968–69]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League|1969–70]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1970–71 Kuwaiti Premier League|1970–71]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1971–72 Kuwaiti Premier League|1971–72]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1972–73 Kuwaiti Premier League|1972–73]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1973–74 Kuwaiti Premier League|1973–74]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1974–75 Kuwaiti Premier League|1974–75]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1975–76 Kuwaiti Premier League|1975–76]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1976–77 Kuwaiti Premier League|1976–77]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1977–78 Kuwaiti Premier League|1977–78]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1978–79 Kuwaiti Premier League|1978–79]] : [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] *[[1979–80 Kuwaiti Premier League|1979–80]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1980–81 Kuwaiti Premier League|1980–81]] : [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] *[[1981–82 Kuwaiti Premier League|1981–82]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1982–83 Kuwaiti Premier League|1982–83]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1983–84 Kuwaiti Premier League|1983–84]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1984–85 Kuwaiti Premier League|1984–85]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1985–86 Kuwaiti Premier League|1985–86]] : [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] *[[1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League|1986–87]] : [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] *[[1987–88 Kuwaiti Premier League|1987–88]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1988–89 Kuwaiti Premier League|1988–89]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] *[[1989–90 Kuwaiti Premier League|1989–90]] : [[Al-Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]] *1990–91 : ''Not held due to [[Gulf War]]'' *[[1991–92 Kuwaiti Premier League|1991–92]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1992–93 Kuwaiti Premier League|1992–93]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]] *[[1993–94 Kuwaiti Premier League|1993–94]] : [[Kazma SC]] *[[1994–95 Kuwaiti Premier League|1994–95]] : [[Al-Salmiya SC]] *[[1995–96 Kuwaiti Premier League|1995–96]] : [[Kazma SC]] *[[1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League|1996–97]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]] *[[1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League|1997–98]] : [[Al-Salmiya SC]] *[[1998–99 Kuwaiti Premier League|1998–99]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[1999–2000 Kuwaiti Premier League|1999–2000]] : [[Al-Salmiya SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2000-01|2000–01]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2001-02|2001–02]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2002-03|2002–03]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2003-04|2003–04]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2004-05|2004–05]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2005-06|2005–06]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2006-07|2006–07]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2007-08|2007–08]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2008-09|2008–09]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League|2010–11]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League|2011–12]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League|2012–13]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League|2013–14]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2014-15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] : [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia SC]] *[[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League|2017–18]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League|2018–19]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League|2020–21]] : [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi SC]] *[[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League|2022–23]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League|2023–24]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] : [[Kuwait SC]] *[[2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League|2025–26]] : TBD {{div col end}}

===Most titles===

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:16%;"|Club ! style="width:16%;"|Titles ! style="width:68%;"|Seasons |- |[[Kuwait SC]]||{{center|20}}||[[1964–65 Kuwaiti Premier League|1964–65]], [[1967–68 Kuwaiti Premier League|1967–68]], [[1971–72 Kuwaiti Premier League|1971–72]], [[1973–74 Kuwaiti Premier League|1973–74]], [[1976–77 Kuwaiti Premier League|1976–77]], [[1978–79 Kuwaiti Premier League|1978–79]], [[2000–01 Kuwaiti Premier League|2000–01]], [[2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Kuwaiti Premier League|2007–08]], [[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League|2012–13]], [[2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] |- |[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]||{{center|17}}||[[Kuwaiti Premier League 1961-62|1961–62]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1962-63|1962–63]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1963-64|1963–64]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1965-66|1965–66]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1966-67|1966–67]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1969-70|1969–70]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1979-80|1979–80]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1981-82|1981–82]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1982-83|1982–83]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1983-84|1983–84]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1984-85|1984–85]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1987-88|1979–88]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1988-89|1988–89]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1992-93|1992–93]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1996-97|1996–97]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 2001-02|2001–02]], [[2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League|2020–21]] |- | [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||{{center|17}}||[[1968–69 Kuwaiti Premier League|1968–69]], [[1970–71 Kuwaiti Premier League|1970–71]], [[1972–73 Kuwaiti Premier League|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Kuwaiti Premier League|1974–75]], [[1975–76 Kuwaiti Premier League|1975–76]], [[1977–78 Kuwaiti Premier League|1977–78]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1991–92|1991–92]], [[1998–99 Kuwaiti Premier League|1998–99]], [[2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League|2003–04]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 2004–05|2004–05]], [[2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League|2013–14]], [[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] |- |[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||{{center|4}}||[[1985–86 Kuwaiti Premier League|1985–86]], [[1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League|1986–87]], [[1993–94 Kuwaiti Premier League|1993–94]], [[1995–96 Kuwaiti Premier League|1995–96]] |- |[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]||{{center|4}}||[[1980–81 Kuwaiti Premier League|1980–81]], [[1994–95 Kuwaiti Premier League|1994–95]], [[1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 Kuwaiti Premier League|1999–00]] |- |[[Al-Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]]||{{center|1}}||[[1989–90 Kuwaiti Premier League|1989–90]] |}

===Total titles won by Governorate===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Governorate ! Number of titles ! Clubs |- | [[Capital Governorate (Kuwait)|Al Asimah]] | {{center| 41}} | [[Kuwait SC]] (20), [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] (17), [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] (4) |- | [[Hawalli Governorate|Hawalli]] | {{center| 21}} | [[Qadsia SC|Qadisia]] (17), [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] (4) |- | [[Jahra Governorate|Jahra]] | {{center| 1}} | [[Al-Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]] (1) |- |- |}

==Topscorers== ===All-time top scorers=== {{Updated|19 October 2025}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Rank !Players !Goals !Club(s) |- |1 |{{flagicon|KUW}} '''[[Bader Al-Mutawa]]'''||176||'''[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]''' |- |2 |{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Firas Al-Khatib]]||162||[[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]], [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]], [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]], [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]], [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] |- |3 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||146||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] |- |4 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]||141||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] |- |5 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Yussef Al-Suwayed]]||137||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] |- |6 |{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Patrick Fabiano]]||133||[[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]], [[Kazma SC|Kazma]], [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]], [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] |- |7 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} '''[[Yousef Naser]]'''||117||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]], [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]], '''[[Kuwait SC]]''' |- |8 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Marwi]]||111||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] |- |9 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Dawla]]||105||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] |- |10 |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Bashar Abdullah]]||104||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]], [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] |}

===Topscorers by season=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Table key |- | scope="row" style="background:mistyrose" | | Record number of goals |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="width:100px;"| Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kfa.org.kw/StatisticsDetails.aspx?Id%3D33%26CatId%3D32 |title=الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم |access-date=2016-07-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814053411/http://kfa.org.kw/StatisticsDetails.aspx?Id=33&CatId=32 |archive-date=2016-08-14 }} </ref> ! style="width:200px;"| Top scorers ! style="width:220px;"| Team ! style="width:100px;"| Goals |- |rowspan=2|[[1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League|1961–62]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Khalifa Al-Shatti]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|21 |- align=center |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Saleh Zakaria]]||Al-Kuliya Al-Sanaya |- |[[1962–63 Kuwaiti Premier League|1962–63]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Dawla]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 15 |- |[[1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League|1963–64]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Othman Al-Ossimi]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] ||17 |- |[[1964–65 Kuwaiti Premier League|1964–65]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Dawla]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 16 |- |[[1965–66 Kuwaiti Premier League|1965–66]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Dawla]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 22 |- |[[1966–67 Kuwaiti Premier League|1966–67]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Dawla]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 12 |- |[[1967–68 Kuwaiti Premier League|1967–68]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Mohamed Yusif]]||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]||6 |- |rowspan=2|[[1968–69 Kuwaiti Premier League|1968–69]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Mohamed Al-Misud]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|6 |- |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Hasiz Arti]]|||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] |- |[[1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League|1969–70]] |{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[Hassan Shehata]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||7 |- |[[1970–71 Kuwaiti Premier League|1970–71]] |{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[Hassan Shehata]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||9 |- |rowspan=2|[[1971–72 Kuwaiti Premier League|1971–72]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Mohamed Al Misud]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|7 |- |{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[Hassan Shehata]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] |- |[[1972–73 Kuwaiti Premier League|1972–73]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Al-Mali]]||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]||16 |- |[[1973–74 Kuwaiti Premier League|1973–74]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||10 |- |[[1974–75 Kuwaiti Premier League|1974–75]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||25 |- |[[1975–76 Kuwaiti Premier League|1975–76]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||16 |- |rowspan=2|[[1976–77 Kuwaiti Premier League|1976–77]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|12 |- |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] |- |[[1977–78 Kuwaiti Premier League|1977–78]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Saud Buhamad]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||10 |- |[[1978–79 Kuwaiti Premier League|1978–79]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Al-Mali]]||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]||10 |- |[[1979–80 Kuwaiti Premier League|1979–80]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||bgcolor=mistyrose|'''31''' |- |rowspan=2|[[1980–81 Kuwaiti Premier League|1980–81]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|19 |- |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ahmad Khalaf]]||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] |- |[[1981–82 Kuwaiti Premier League|1981–82]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Tariq Najm (footballer)|Tariq Najm]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||16 |- |[[1982–83 Kuwaiti Premier League|1982–83]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Talib Hasin]]||[[Al-Sulaibikhat SC|Sulaibikhat]]||23 |- |[[1983–84 Kuwaiti Premier League|1983–84]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Yussef Al-Suwayed]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||26 |- |[[1984–85 Kuwaiti Premier League|1984–85]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||22 |- |[[1985–86 Kuwaiti Premier League|1985–86]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} Salah Al-Masnad||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||9 |- |[[1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League|1986–87]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Nassir Al-Ghanem]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||9 |- |[[1987–88 Kuwaiti Premier League|1987–88]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||11 |- |[[1988–89 Kuwaiti Premier League|1988–89]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Anbari]]||[[Kazma SC|Kazma]]||8 |- |[[1989–90 Kuwaiti Premier League|1989–90]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Khaled Al-Nasr]]||[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]||8 |- |[[1991–92 Kuwaiti Premier League|1991–92]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Jassem Al Houwaidi]] || [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] || 10 |- |[[1992–93 Kuwaiti Premier League|1992–93]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Marwi]]||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]||10 |- |rowspan=2|[[1993–94 Kuwaiti Premier League|1993–94]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Hamad Al Salah]]||[[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]]||rowspan=2|12 |- |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Nawaf Jadid]]||[[Al Jahra SC|Al Jahra]] |- |[[1994–95 Kuwaiti Premier League|1994–95]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Roman Hanus]]|| [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 13 |- |[[1995–96 Kuwaiti Premier League|1995–96]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Carlos Cardoso de souza Branco|Luiz Carlos]]|| [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 14 |- |[[1996–97 Kuwaiti Premier League|1996–97]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Carlos Cardoso de souza Branco|Luiz Carlos]]|| [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 11 |- |[[1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League|1997–98]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Marwi]]||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]||28 |- |[[1998–99 Kuwaiti Premier League|1998–99]] |{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[Ali Marwi]]||[[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]||22 |- |[[1999–2000 Kuwaiti Premier League|1999–2000]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Bashar Abdullah]] || [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] || 11 |- |[[2000–01 Kuwaiti Premier League|2000–01]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Faraj Laheeb]] {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Bashar Abdullah]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] || 10 |- |[[2001–02 Kuwaiti Premier League|2001–02]] ||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Malek John]]|| [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 10 |- |[[2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League|2002–03]] ||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Dênis Marques]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 9 |- |[[2003–04 Kuwaiti Premier League|2003–04]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Khalaf Al Salamah]] || [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] || 12 |- |[[2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League|2004–05]] |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Firas Al-Khatib|Firas Al Khatib]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 13 |- |[[2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League|2005–06]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Hamad Al Harbi]] || [[Al-Fahaheel FC|Al-Fahaheel]] || 22 |- |[[2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League|2006–07]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Bashar Abdullah]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 10 |- |[[2007–08 Kuwaiti Premier League|2007–08]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Ahmad Ajab]] || [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] || 14 |- |[[2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League|2008–09]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rodrigo Vergilio|Careca]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 13 |- |[[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]] |{{flagicon|Oman}} [[Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi|Ismail Al Ajmi]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 13 |- |[[2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League|2010–11]] |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Firas Al-Khatib|Firas Al Khatib]] || [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] || 14 |- |[[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League|2011–12]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vinícius Lopes (footballer, born 1988)|Vinícius Lopes]] || [[Al-Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]] || 9 |- |[[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League|2012–13]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho|Rogerinho]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 11 |- |[[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League|2013–14]] |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Omar Al Soma]] || [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] || 23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?c=9350&scorers=true|title=دوري VIVA الكويت|website=www.kooora.com|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-date=2016-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817051228/http://www.kooora.com/?c=9350&scorers=true|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Patrick Fabiano]] || [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 22<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?c=10699&scorers=true|title=دوري VIVA الكويت|website=www.kooora.com|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-date=2016-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050100/http://www.kooora.com/?c=10699&scorers=true|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Firas Al-Khatib|Firas Al Khatib]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?c=11361&scorers=true|title=دوري VIVA الكويت|website=www.kooora.com|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-date=2016-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703031232/http://www.kooora.com/?c=11361&scorers=true|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]] |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[David da Silva]] || [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] || 14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?c=12734&scorers=true|title=دوري VIVA الكويت|website=www.kooora.com|access-date=2017-05-26|archive-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520171830/http://www.kooora.com/?c=12734&scorers=true|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League|2017–18]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Faisal Ajab]] || [[Al Tadhamon SC|Al Tadhamon]] || 15 |- |[[2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League|2018–19]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Hussain Al-Musawi]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 17 |- |[[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Yousef Nasser]] {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Patrick Fabiano]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]] || 14 |- |[[2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League|2020–21]] |{{flagicon|Palestine}} [[Oday Dabbagh]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 13 |- |[[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]] |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Shabaib Al-Khaldi]] || [[Kazma SC|Kazma]] || 11 |- |[[2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League|2022–23]] |{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Taha Yassine Khenissi]] || [[Kuwait SC|Kuwait]] || 20 |- |[[2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League|2023–24]] |{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hamza Khabba]] || [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] || 21 |- |[[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Vieira]] || [[Al-Fahaheel SC|Al-Fahaheel]] || 22 |}

==Participation by the years== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Number of clubs |- |1961–62 |7 |- |1962–63 to 1970–71 |6 |- |1971–72 to 1973–74 |7 |- |1974–75 to 1978–79 |8 |- |1979–80 to 1984–85 |14* |- |1985–86 |7 |- |1986–87 to 1989–90 |8 |- |1990–91 |N/A '''Not held due to [[Gulf War]]''' |- |1991–92 |14* |- |1992–93 to 1993–94 |8 |- |1994–95 |14* |- |1995–96 |6* |- |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Number of clubs |- |1996–97 |13* |- |1997–98 to 1999–2000 |14 |- |2000–01 to 2002–03 |8 |- |2003–04 to 2005–06 |14 |- |2006–07 |8 |- |2007–08 |9 |- |2008–09 to 2012–13 |8 |- |2013–14 to 2014–15 |14* |- |2015–16 |13* |- |2016–17 |15 |- |2017–18 |8 |- |2018–19–present |10 |- |} {{col-end}} Notes: *1979–80 to 1984–85: [[Kuwaiti Division One]] was Stopped. *1991–92: all Clubs participated after the [[Gulf War]] *1994–95: [[Kuwaiti Division One]] was Stopped. *1996–97: [[Qadsia SC]] Withdrew. *2013–14 to 2014–15: [[Kuwaiti Division One]] was Stopped. *2015–16: [[Al Tadhamon SC]] Withdrew.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131123073414/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=kuwait-kuwait-league-2000000100/matches/calendar.html Kuwait: VIVA Premier League Fixtures and Results at FIFA] (archived) *[http://www.xscores.com/soccer/tables/kuwait/premier_league/2014-2015/l/4/0/29508/lcol xscores.com Kuwait Premier League] *[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=8484 goalzz.com – Kuwaiti League] *[https://kuwait-fa.org/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86/ Kuwait-fa.org/]

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